The International Works at the Curia
The Jesuit Refugee Service - JRS
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international organisation with a mission to accompany,
serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced persons in more than fifty
countries worldwide. The main areas of work are in the field of emergency assistance,
education, advocacy, income generating activities, pastoral care, social services,
reconciliation and community building.
The Apostleship of Prayer - AoP
The Apostleship of Prayer can be defined as an association of the faithful that helps Christians
unite their prayers and their lives to the prayer and the mission of the universal Church, of which
the Holy Father’s general and missionary intentions remind us every year.The AoP has been entrusted by to Holy Father to the Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Also in a lot of countries there is the Eucharistic Youth Movement.
The Christian Life Communities - CLC
The Christian Life Community is an international association of Christians: men and women, adults
and young people, of all social conditions, who want to follow Jesus Christ more closely and work
with Him for the building of the Kingdom. Members make up small groups, which are part of larger
communities organised regionally and nationally, all forming ONE World Community. The CLC is present
in all five continents, in almost sixty countries.The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)
![]() Fr. Peter Balleis (German Province, Born: 1957) International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service |
![]() Fr. Ken Gavin (New York Province, USA, Born: 1945) Assistant International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service |
The Apostleship of Prayer (AoP)
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Fr. Claudio Barriga (Province of Chile, Born: 1960) Delegated general director of the Apostleship of Prayer |
The Christian Life Communities (CLC)
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Fr. Luke Rodrigues (Bombay Province, India, Born: 1965) Delegate of Fr. General for the Christian Life Communities |


